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Sites at the Dawn (DRAFT)By Greg Stafford
This is a listing of (many of) the significant places in south/central Genertela at the Dawn. These are given as sites because most populations clustered around a single site, and were so small that they had only little influence beyond. Most peoples did not really share borders, but lived with wide areas of Elder Race inhabited wild lands between each other. The listing is alphabetical, regardless of size or inhabitants, and follows this format: NAME. (Other Names) brief description location Inhabitants, or often, people who gather there at its holiest day Lifestyle Culture, or significant aspects of tiny cultures Primary Deities Other Notes == UZ HABITATIONS ==AKEZ LORADAK (Ebonglass, Palace of Black Glass) Divine palace, uz temple center, trade center On the Shadow Plateau 6,000 trolls Troll trade, hunter gatherer, underground farms Argan Argar, Esrola Ezkankekko (the Only Old One) rules from here.
AKSENA ZA Tunnel complex Yolp Mts. 2,000 trolls hunter gatherer troll Zorak Zoran, Kyger Litor
EZKORO ROKO Massive tunnel complex In Halikiv 3,000 trolls hunter gatherer troll Kyger Litor
ARANEA KAD (Cragspider's Mountain) Crude palatial temple Dragon Pass, north east 500 trolls hunter gatherer troll Kyger Litor
HOMBADAKA BOKO (Dancing Ground) barren valley trolls hunter gatherer troll Kyger Litor trolls
ELDABRI BOKO sacred site, trading fort ? 300 trolls trade, hunter gatherer troll Argan Argar, Kyger Litor
KEDESTAGI ENDOBOKO trading fort ? 500 trolls hunter gatherer troll Argan Argar == ALDRYAMI POPULATION CENTERS ==RIST Aldryami Forest, Great Tree SE of Yolp Mts, to Erinflarth River 800 elves, other Aldryami wild horticulture Aldryami Aldrya pantheon
ESTON Aldryami Forest Elder wilds 300 elves, other Aldryami wild horticulture Aldryami Aldrya pantheon
ARAKON Aldryami Forest, Great Tree in Arstola Forest 2000 elves, other Aldryami wild horticulture Aldryami Aldrya pantheon == MOSTALI TUNNEL CITIES ==KARUR BENVEKARA DASTOGA dwarf underground city Jord Mts. 2000 dwarfs mining, trading Mostali Mostal
DENERA DALA VO dwarf underground city Imther Mts. 8000 dwarfs mining, trading Mostali Mostal
KARUR ELAR TARAS (Greatway) dwarf underground city Rockwood Mts. by Dragon Pass 5000 dwarfs mining, trading Mostali Mostal
DEZIRAMKO CHO AL KALAD (Gemborg) dwarf underground city Vent (large volcano in Caladraland) 1000 dwarfs mining, trading Mostali Mostal HUMAN SETTLEMENTSJON BARAT (God Forgot) Hidden town Leftarm Isles 200 people, who called themselves Ingareens farming, gathering, fishing Malkioni
PARANTIKOR BEL (Ivory Plinth, Needle, Tusker Tower) Temple village Between Snakepipe Hollow and the Rockwood Mts. 400 humans hunter gatherer Aramites, humans who ride tuskers Orlanth Notes: These are human beings, led by Aram Ya Udram, who is the human being serving on the Unity Council. [Later, after Aram's death, during the Secon Council, these people turn to worship the darkness demon guardian of their temple, and become the "halftrolls" of later times.] Tall ivory colored tower, a single tusk from gigantic boar. It is among/atop stone buildings. Tower is 400 feet tall, 25 yards around at the base's one entry
TOR BALUR [later Plain of Stones] Sacred Site near Red Wyrm River 150 humans, Balurgans Sacred Horticulture Old Earth type culture Balurga (earth goddess), Verhil (earth son/husband) hillfort-style holy centers, with underground temple
ALKOTH Small city, temple center Junction of Oslir and Erinflarth Rivers 2,500 humans, called (Slavers, Killmen, etc.) Urban agriculturalists (rice, irrigation) Dara Happan Shargash, Oslira, Bijiif Alkoth City contains many shrines and temples to the Shargash pantheon
TOR VARA [eventually site of city of Hortugarth] Sacred site near Red Wyrm River 150 humans, Balurgans Sacred Horticulture Old Earth type culture Balurga (earth goddess), Verhil (earth son/husband) hillfort-style holy centers, each with underground rituals temples.
BERENSTEAD Hillfort village, temple center on the Black Eel, south of its confluence with the 1,500 humans, called Berenethtelli Agriculture Heortling Orlanth, Ernalda Hill fort encloses Temples of Orlanth and Ernalda, Barntar and Redayalde, and Hyalor
BERTHESTEAD (Arrowstead) small stead among marshes about ten miles from the confluence of the Black Eel and Oslir Rivers. 200 humans, called Deleskarings Horticulture, trade of arrows to neighbors Heortling Odayla (hunter), Deleskar (arrows) Joranos the Archer created this when he shot an arrow into the air and, after much search, found it again where it had grown into a patch of arrows, ripe for picking. He appointed Deleskar and his family to tend the sacred brush for him until he returned (he never returned).
SOLUNG PLATEAU Cave temple 300 humans, called Caladrians horticulture (slash and burn) Karkudja (aka Caladrians, firemen, blazeheads) Caladra, Volcanic Goddess; Kudja, ancestor god Solung Cave was where these folk emerged from beneath the ground to tend to the skin of the volcano gods. These humans unfailing follow the commands of the dwarfs of Gemborg, who still live inside the Vent. Tessele is the demigoddess leader of this tribe.
ENDAKA (Dital's Cave) Clan Gathering Site About 120 miles from the mouth of the Gorphing River 100 humans hunter gatherer Ditaling, Small clan on the Gorphing River Dital, a hunting spirit Autumnal meeting site, nearby is secret site where Dital was born
NOCHET Cyclopean walled town, several temples Choralinthor Bay, at mouth of the Creekstream River 3,000 humans, called Esrovuli Tribe Agricultural Esrolian culture is matriarchal and matrilineal Esrola, Argan Argar Nochet, the great walled city, with many shrines; The Esrovuli Tribe began with the women of the Kodgivari tribe, after all the men were slain.
KORAVAKA the forbidden island Necropolis island on the Bakana Lake, Malthin River a couple thousand dead rotten inert, but potential undead Ty Kora Tek These are dead from an age forgotten by the Esrovuli. In the Darkness undead came from this place, until the Strong Man built a dam which made the lake that surrounded the necropolis.
URDRAYSTEAD Hillfort village, temple comples on the Oslir River north (downriver) from Kordos Island 1,200 humans, called Forosvuli Tribe Agriculture Heortling Orlanth, Ernalda (and Urdrya, the cow goddess)
SERIASDOVA (Temple of Serias) Temple to Orlanth and Ernalda upper Marzeel River 200 humans, called Garanvuli Agriculture Heortling Orlanth, Ernalda This is another of the small Star Tribes, saved by their leader, Garan. Serias was his lover, who was the cause for his descent.
MRALOTHENYI (Pig Hollow) Sacred Rooting Ground for tribe in the Old Woods, south of Skyreach Mts. 400 humans, called Harandings hunter gatherer Pig People, with nobles riding upon huge tuskers Orlanth, Esrola (Ketha) Compliant servants to the elves of Arstola Forest
DEKSARHILL Orlanth Temple on the Upper Black Eel, named after Deksar the Grey, 800 humans, called Infithtelli Agriculture Heortling Orlanth Greybeard, Ernalda Deksar was a Lawspeaker who began the recitation of Vingkot's Law here. [The monster Black Eel apparantly does not go into this stretch of the B.E.River, perhaps because of its shallowness. It is likely that the smaller spawn of the eel are here, but pose less threat.]
HOJASINESTEL (The Barking Ground) Sacred Autumnal Gathering Place north of Black Eel R. Hunter/gatherer 1,000 humans, called Jajalarings Jajalaring, aka the Three Dogs The Dog Peoples, Three Dog Folk Jajagappa, Keratora, Aryela Generally these people occupy the lands north of the Black Eel and east of the Oslir, but are known to cross over to the west of the Oslir and on rare occasions south of the Black Eel (mostly to trade maybe humans).
KARSE Stone fort, very strong; harbor 200 humans, called Pelaskites Fishing, trade expert wooden boat makers Choralinthor, Pelaskos
KOROLSTEAD upper Oslir (modern Grazelands) 900 humans, called Koroltes Agriculture Heortling Orlanth, Ernalda
URAR BAAR Trading Fort at the confluence of the Black Eel and Oslira 100 trolls, 300 human slaves, called Lenesterings trading post Troll (Uz) Argan Argar
KARFONSTEAD HIll fort with village Kordros Island 750 humans, called Liornvuli Agriculture, Heortling Orlanth, Ernalda
MARANABA Temple of Maran Gor at foot of Kero Fin Mt. 200 people, Maganites Sacred Horticulture, Temple Keepers, prehistoric Earth Maran Gor the Earth Shaker
NOGATEND (The Feathered Boat(s)) temple on largish boat(s), Black Eel and Orslir Rivers, mostly south of Riyestan 1,000 humans, called Nogtendites Fishing, gathering weeders, eelies (ie- guys on the eel river) Jadarenasa, Mother Loon These folk benefit from an ancient pact between their goddess and the Black Eel. Upon need, the boat Nogatend becomes a huge living loon, capable of destroying the great Black Eel. [They actually have several of these boats which ply portions of the river, but no one else knows there are several.] The boats are made of reeds and are highly decorated with many types of feathers
ULANINSTEAD hill fort, town and temple complex near the Quivin Gap 1100, Orgovaltes Agriculture Heortling Orlanth, Ernalda
PENENTELADA (Penentel's Camp) walled town, temple on Aggar River 800 people, called Penentelli Hunter gatherer Heortling Orlanth the Hunter, Lady of the Wild Includes the savage Skanthi clan (which remains there on maps for a long time)
RIKALRA (The Flower Ground) Temple Garden west bank of Oslir and north of the Black Eel confluence, in Dara Ni 300 humans, called Riyestans Horticulture, intensive gardening Sylilite, but with especially close relations to Rist elves Riyesta (Earth Mother), Kemar (Seed Father)
SEDENORSHILL hill temple, near (unused) extensive dolmens, etc. just north of Shadow Plateau 300, Sedenorvuli Agriculture Heortling Orlanth, Ernalda Here the Star Hero, Sedenor, descended to save the first of his clan from Chaos
SIDARA Large field, with a stone goatish statue in center Imther Mountains, in a pass in the south 300 humans, called Sidarsi Pastoral (goats) Sidarsi (pre-Imtherian) Sidar the Horned (Goat Father), Miapora (Goat/Mountain Mother) These people were the only humans who had regular communication with the dwarfs of the Imther mountains).
(GRIZZLY PEAK) Sacred Orlanth Hill just east of Liornvuli Island. No permanent residents
STRAVULSTEAD Town, temple enclosed by cyclopean walls Dragon Pass, east of Kordos Is. 1,000 humans, called Stravuli Agriculture Heortling Orlanth, Ernalda here Stravul settled and his followers gathered after his leader, Joranos the Archer, was killed and his lands cursed.
CAFOL large town, temple complex northern Sylila, about 60 miles south of Alkoth 2,000 humans, called Sylilings Agricultural Sylilite Orlanth (?), ?
GRASSY BATER (holy site) location? ?humans ?horticulture ? ??
NAME? (Arrowstone Vale) Use? in Darani ? humans, called ? Horticulture ? ??
VARKNATHENDAR (near later Voranel) Autumnal gatering site Lakrene, on middle Eringlarth R. 1000 humans, called Talastarings hunter gatherer Talastari nine minor spirits the "nine Talastari clans" includes the Lanisti clan
LOLON village, holy site 1500 humans, called Vanchites Hunter gatherer Vanchite Heliacal the Sun, Negalla the Green Woman where Helical used to sit in judgement
(HILL OF GOLD) Although the Hill of Gold is in their land, it is not a holy place to them.
GOROLFSTEAD hill fort, temple on the upper Forantin River (in Billiz) 600 humans, called Vestantes Heortling Agriculture Orlanth, Ernalda
ARAU (God Howl) Sacred grove in the Dog Hills 250 humans, called Votanki Votanki, dog people Hunter gatherer Votank, brother dog
ZULOX Sacred breeding site in Tork 300 humans Pastoral (goats) Zarkosite Durbaddath (Father Lion), Uryarda (Mother Goat) and Zarkos (their human child, mistakenly called Votank in GRoY p 73) These people may, at the dawn, be larger in numbers and already in Garsting and Jarst, or they may yet to be driven to those places later when Vanchite agression drove them thither.
== OTHERS ==HORSHASSU dragonewt capital near Kero Fin 5,000 dragonewts hunting, raising demibirds, extortion dragonewt dragons(?)
BEZDURON Wasp Nest Cavern NW Stormwalk Mts 100 pygmies, called Bezjalaf hunters Bezjalaf ride on giagantic wasps
DELUR EYRIE Cliffside nesting eyrie Skyreach Mts. 50 Wind Children Hunting Wind Children Orlanth
KARALUR EYRIE Cliffside nesting eyrie Rockwood Mts., north of Dragon Pass 100 Wind Children Hunting Wind Children Orlanth
VERALUR EYRIE Cliffside nesting eyrie Skyreach Mts. 250 Wind Children Hunting Wind Children Orlanth
SERID YARKASSA (city of Amphobos) Magical town/port Rightarm Isles 300 people, 700 newtlings, many others fishing, gathering newtling (humans are Pelaskites) Choralinthor, Pelaskos |
